A Corpus of 21st Century Scots Texts

Concordance

The word 'corp'

Use in varieties of Scots

Occurrences of corp in Corpus

Orkney

Mid Northern A

Blackhall, Sheena The Quarry, (Lochlands 2007) Doric, prose
ausages, bit intimmers frae a corp bein dissected in the toun's
matchin. Organs liftit frae a corp warna near as guid as eens ta
abwe, they fand the mummifeed corp o a dauncer riggit oot like t
ssin. The verra neist day her corp wis fand bi a rice fermer, ly
4 matches

Hutchison, Pat The Three Cannels, (McStorytellers.com 2017) Doric - Banffshire, prose
locally that she could tak a corp back tae life an hae it danci
1 matches

Hutchison, Pat The Stones That Turned, (McStorytellers.com 2016) Doric - Banffshire, prose
at hid been there tae pey the corp last respects hid left, the g
n an the bottom opened an the corp fell oot. The box wiz removed
2 matches

Irvine, Owen Eldritch Story, (The Gaudie 2018) Doric - Banff, weans
eth on the back o his neck. A corp like wraith arose fae the gru
ng the police found a mangilt corp doon by the auld McDougal hoo
2 matches

Aberdeen

Pacitti, Stephen Lallans 83 - Dunnottar, (Lallans Magazine 2013) Doric, prose
on – the speerit leaves the corp an siks its real hame in the
1 matches

General Northern

McClure, Derrick J. Throwe the Keekin-Gless an Fit Ailice Funn There, (Evertype 2021 ISBN: 978-1782012559) Doric, prose
here a Snap-draigon-flee. The corp o't's a cloutie dumplin, the on page 42
fangs o breid an butter, the corp's a crust, an the heid's a kn on page 43

2 matches

North East Central

(South) East Central

Fleemin, Sandy Lallans 67 - Clash fae Cauld Hill, (Lallans Magazine 2005) Central, poetry
Corp buskit in blank-pattern claes on page 39

1 matches

Hubbard, Tom Minoritie Status, (Tapsalteerie 2017) Central - Kirkcaldy, poetry
Ilka cauld steirless corp is raiped ti pieces on page 27

1 matches

Douglas, Sheila Lallans 62 - The Wee Tailor in the Haunted Kirkyaird, (Lallans Magazine 2003) Central, weans
“Dae ye see this corp, wee tailor, wi nae flesh nor
stracht for him: heid, airms, corp, legs an aa! Sae, he wis up a
2 matches

Holton, Brian Lallans 71 - O Niver ti Dree Corruption Mair, (Lallans Magazine 2007) Central, prose
Somebodie’s got ti see the corp up the valley ti the buryin â
tor ti look at the puir cauld corp laid out there in its kistie
2 matches

West Central

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 73 - reviews, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central - Prestwick, prose
n its neb, nae doubt frae his corp. Efter sum mair sik ongauns, on page 137
deid an his mither's corp is yirdit, but he leives, for on page 140

3 matches

Farrow, Kenneth D. Lallans 75 - Review - The Shorter fiction, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, prose
a wumman wi a gash, creiminal corp’s gizz, as ill-faured as oc
1 matches

Edinburgh

Ayrshire

Gilliland, Sam Lallans 74 - Thof nae a rigmarie hae I, (Lallans Magazine 2009) Central, poetry
The Douglas corp is cowpit intae foreign syle,
1 matches

General Central

Horsbroch, Dauvit Lallans 104 - Whaur Div Ye Belang Tae?, (Lallans Magazine 2024) Central, prose
a mortclaith for tae hap the corp at the burrial. Aince again, on page 40

1 matches

Morton, Elaine Hamethocts, (Evertype 2010 ISBN: 978-1782012399) Central, poetry
Nae corp hauds knife upon his craig ta on page 32
Ruckles in the frozent javell corp. on page 34
Corp-cauld on a leck o stane, on page 80

4 matches

McClure, Derrick J. Lallans 73 - The Pynes o Luve, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, poetry
An aathin ither o her corp war steel, on page 42

1 matches

Sprott, Gavin Lallans 73 - Monument, (Lallans Magazine 2008) Central, poetry
Yit na, his stinkin corp on page 101

1 matches

South East (Borders)

South West (Galloway)

Paterson, Stuart A. Wheen: New and Collected Poems, (Ulster-Scots Community Network 2023 ISBN: 978-1838480431) Central, poetry
yer creeshie corp Ah noo behaud on page 69

1 matches